1804 Napoleon - Military 'Eagles' ceremony one day after Emperor of France coronation at Notre Dame Cathedral

1793 Mayor of Paris Bailly guillotined

1791 Massacre

1790 First Federation Day celebration (Bastille Day) attended by King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

1783 Launch of first hydrogen-filled balloon (observed by Benjamin Franklin)

1780 Opening

The park near the Eiffel Tower is named after the Campus Martius (Mars Field) in Rome, a tribute to the Latin name of the Roman god of war. The lawns were formerly used as drilling and marching grounds by the French military. A Wall of Peace is also located here.

Note: The gross ticket sales amount reported above appears understated if the attendance number is real. No way the average ticket price is under $45 for this show even after taking into account album/ticket bundling and MSF charity donations.

After spending four weeks in the Top 3, 'Reapers' this week drops a notch to #4 on the UK Top Vinyl Singles Sales chart while 'Burn the Witch' by Radiohead debuts at #1 according to the Official Charts Company.

Drones becomes Muse's second certified Gold album in Austria for shipments/sales of 7,500 units joining The Resistance.

Drones album chart moves this past week:

#21(-6) Portugal - 28 weeks on chart

#30(+37) Switzerland - 37 weeks on chart

#40(+41) Spain - 40 weeks on chart

#40(+30) Italy - 42 weeks on chart

#43(+2) France - 49 weeks on chart

#74(RE) Austria - 14 weeks on chart

The album has also now charted 50 consecutive weeks in Belgium and the Netherlands.